A Small Victory

"A Small Victory"
Single by Faith No More
from the album Angel Dust
B-side	"Let's Lynch the Landlord" "Malpractice"
Released	August 3, 1992 (1992-08-03)
Studio	Coast Recorders, Brilliant (San Francisco, California)
Genre	Alternative metal alternative rock
Length	4:57
Label	Slash London Reprise
Composer(s)	Mike Bordin Roddy Bottum Billy Gould Mike Patton
Lyricist(s)	Mike Patton
Producer(s)	Matt Wallace
Faith No More singles chronology
"Midlife Crisis" (1992) "A Small Victory" (1992) "Everything's Ruined" (1992)

"A Small Victory" is the 10th track and the second single from American rock band Faith No More's fourth studio album Angel Dust, released as a single on August 3, 1992. The song was later remixed by Youth of Killing Joke and released later the same month. It was their last single to chart on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 11, and reached the top 30 in Finland and the United Kingdom.

When asked about the song's meaning, Mike Patton said:

It's kind of about, well my dad was a coach, so I grew up and I always wanted to win. And well, I found out that I just can't win every game… darn it.^[1]